Como vs Napoli Preview: Team News & Prediction
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The defence of Napoli's title is all but over already but it should, or at least could, be mathematically confirmed this weekend as they travel to Como.
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Como preview: Push for UCL
Cesc Fabregas and his ambitious, big spending Como side begin the match day sitting just outside of the top four and the UEFA Champions League qualification spots in Serie A.
After a shaky recent run of form, the hosts managed to end a four-match winless run of form and bounce back from Coppa Italia heartache by comfortably defeating Genoa by two goals to nil, courtesy of goals scored by Tasos Douvikas and Assane Diao.
Napoli preview: Defence is all but over
Napoli have been strong enough to more or less confirm their own top four spot amid a tough injury-laden campaign but the Neapolitans will be frustrated to sit ten points behind champions-elect Internazionale with four games to go.
The Partenopei ended their own poor run of form by hammering relegation-threatened Cremonese by four goals to nil last weekend, courtesy of a Filippo Terracciano own goal as well as strikes from Scott McTominay, Kevin De Bruyne and Alisson Santos.
Como team news: Couple of doubts
Key attacking midfielder Nico Paz is a doubt for this one, while former Barcelona man Sergi Roberto is working his way back to fitness after a thigh injury.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Butez; Smolcic, Jacobo, Diego Carlos, Alex Valle; Maximo Perrone, Da Cunha; Diao, Caqueret, Baturina; Douvikas
Unavailable: Vojvoda (Injured), Addai (Injured)
Questionable: Sergi Roberto (Injured), Nico Paz (Fitness)
Napoli team news: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury issues for this one as Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Antonio Vergara work their way back, while David Neres remains sidelined alongside Romelu Lukaku.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Mathias Olivera, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Miguel Gutierrez; De Bruyne, Alisson; Hojlund
Unavailable: David Neres (Injured), Lukaku (Injured)
Questionable: Di Lorenzo (Injured), Vergara (Injured)
Como vs Napoli prediction
The Neapolitans have been shaky for a while now. The visitors head to Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia with little to play for other than delaying the inevitable and, with Como remaining the coming force in Italian football, siding with Cesc Fabregas' hosts appears a good bet for this one on Saturday evening as they chase a top four finish in the final few weeks of the Serie A campaign.
Como vs Napoli tip: Double chance - Como to win or draw
